Author's Note: Announcement.
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Hello, everyone!
I hope everything goes great with you and you are all safe and sound, healthy and happy!
I know I had months to write an author’s note, but I had mentioned it in one or two of my books from before. I had told you that I would write one and today after few more insulting comments I saw, after the last drop made the glass overflow, I felt the need to make this announcement, because I finally took my decision and I feel ready to announce it with no hesitations.
This note will be added in all of my books and it has to do with things that have gotten me extremely tired, since they play an important role in the books’ delayed updates.
To get straight to the point, I have to say from now that I won’t stand in the hate, bullying or offensive comments, not this time, because I won’t waste my time on rude (and I won’t continue with more describing words for them) people. Those who like their comments, agree with them and support them can be proud of themselves too, but they aren’t my problem. Everyone get what they deserve, things we say and do return to us, and I need nobody to show me or tell me who I am. Also, those who know me for more than a year or less, know who I am as well and I need nothing else. I have the support, love and encouragement I need from those who know me and are extremely important to me.
I really need to thank you again for everything! No matter how many times I thank you, I feel like they are not enough. You helped and help me through my dark and quite difficult days, although it’s too hard for me to pull myself together lately.
Moreover, I won’t mention some reasons I am not able to update as before (I mean besides work), but I will tell you one and very important!
So, I’m not so sure when I realized it, but I think that it was middle November. I was about to update His Rejected Queen when I copied-added the chapter in the app (no details about how and where the writers can write or add the chapters), because I write and save the chapters in my computer and then I add them to the two apps I have my books, but… It was then that I saw a huge change that most of you don’t know about, words’ limitation, to be exact 5.000 words for every chapter.
This means that I can’t publish anything above 5.000 words and back then the counting had a problem I guess, so the words my chapters should be were less.
I suppose that you now understand why I add two chapters every single time since then. It was and wasn’t my choice at the same time. I had to choose whether to give you a very small chapter compared to what I used to do for almost one year, or give you two in order to make it right and keep it steady until the end.
Also, most of know I write in another app and the chapters used to be the same in both this and that, so I couldn’t change the way I used to write in that app as well and that’s why I decided to write a big chapter for that app and then break it in two for this one.
I assume you see no problem till now and you have a point, since I found a way to do my ‘job’ for everyone, because I want to please all of my friends in both apps, but I am telling you that this is a huge problem for me, honestly.
First of all, my chapters’ structure has changed completely in my mind and I got distracted a lot because of that. Secondly, this affects the plot for me, because I have to write a specific number of words for every hero’s point of view, count them again and again, make changes and delete some parts. In addition, I delay more to update, as I have to write every time about 8.500-9.000 words in order to have equal chapters (words’ number). Things would be different if I wanted to write about 7.000 words for example, I wouldn’t need so much time, but I don’t accept giving you 4.000 words and 3.000, or even less. And last but not least, something that bothers me completely is that I can’t change any chapter above 5.000 words anymore. This means that I can’t correct any mistake in every single chapter of every book of mine, because every (previous) chapter of mine is above this number. Yes, you have to get used to these mistakes, I can do nothing about them anymore.
Anyway… That’s all. What I’m trying to say is that this is a reason I delay updating so much and I’ve lost a big part of my inspiration. I can’t count words all the time and think all these, it’s extremely tiring, I lose the spark I have.
That’s why I thought a lot about it. The heck, I haven’t stopped thinking about it these months, but the decision I have taken is for the best, for me and you, for the books and heroes.
I decided that I won’t add any new book of mine here from now on and once I am done writing the ongoing books, I will probably delete them all after a period of time. I will finish the four books that are ongoing for you, because the stories began here with you and we all deserve to be together in their epilogues.
I won’t stop writing though and you will be able to find me again, you know where or with which name, the very same. You also know my books’ names, so you can search and find them. I won’t say more details about the other app, because I totally respect this one. It has given me all of you and I love it, but its decision for this limitation doesn’t work well for me. I am happy if the rest of the writers are fine with it and helps them, I’m glad if it helps the app, but this makes it difficult for me and there is nothing else I can do. I tried and try a lot all these months, but I can’t continue forever.
I hope you understand me. When I express myself through my stories I want to be focused only on them. I need to give you the best of me and them, so I assure you that delaying is for the best, although it is frustrating and sad for you and me.
And deep exhale, Marie… Well…
That’s all! Oh, no it isn’t!
I still need to tell you that I have began to write new chapter(s) for Thorns Of The Past. I hope I will make it and update it tomorrow or on Monday. Then I will update Cleo’s Heart Decisions, next Broken Angel, and then His Rejected Queen. About the last book, I mean our Queen, I think that there won’t be more than 4-5 times I update before we are done with the story. If I am correct, there will be 4 more times (with the epilogue(s), there will be two parts for sure).
And this time I am certain I have nothing else to say. I mentioned everything.
So, this is the point where I leave you and I apologize for the delays, ask for your positive energy, wish you only the best and send you my kisses, hugs, prayers, support and love.
I will see you all again.
I love you,
Marie!
- Writer
